• Ruslan Yu Smyslov
  • Gennady P. Kopitsa
  • Yulia E. Gorshkova
  • Ksenia V. Ezdakova
  • Albert K. Khripunov
  • Alexandra V. Migunova
  • Natalia V. Tsvigun
  • Svetlana A. Korzhova
  • Artem I. Emel'yanov
  • Alexander S. Pozdnyakov

Novel composite hydrogels representing interpenetrating polymeric networks (IPN) have been synthesized and consisted of Gluconacetobacter xylinus cellulose (GxC) and poly-1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole (PVT) with Cu2⁺. The composite hydrogels’ mesostructure has been studied from 1.6 ​nm to 2.5 ​μm by small-angle and ultra-small-angle neutron scattering methods. It has been found that IPN complexes have three types of inhomogeneities: GxC, PVT, and PVT complex with Cu2⁺. The amount of the absorbed ions can be tuned as confirmed by electron paramagnetic spectroscopy. Besides, three hierarchy levels of GxC remained in the supramolecular structure of composite hydrogels. Reveling structure formation in these composite hydrogels is essential in fabricating hybrid polymeric materials for regenerative medicine, involving antibacterial or antifungal applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)382-389
Number of pages8
JournalSmart Materials in Medicine
Volume3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2022

    Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering

    Research areas

  • Bacterial cellulose, Cellulose composite, SANS, Supramolecular structure poly(1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole), USANS

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